Francisco Javier Jáuregui, Ed.D.

Education

Licenciate of the Royal Schools of Music in Classical Guitar Master of Music in Performance (Guildhall School of Music and Drama)

Practice Areas

Classical Guitar Vocal accompaniment Chamber Music

Research Interests

Born in Oxford, Francisco Javier Jáuregui began to study classical guitar at the age
of seven with Kenton Youngstrom at the Community School of Performing Arts (today
known as the Colburn School of Music) in Los Angeles, California. After moving to
Madrid he continued his studies with Agustín Maruri and later with Óscar López, also
attending master-classes with teachers like Pepe and Celedonio Romero.

After obtaining his Licenciate Diploma from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools
of Music he went to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London where
he obtained a Masters Degree of Music in Performance (Advanced Instrumental Studies).
At Guildhall he studied guitar with Professor Robert Brightmore, theorbo and chamber
music with David Miller and improvisation with David Dolan.

Francisco Javier has played many recitals both as a solo performer and with different
chamber combinations in Spain, England, Italy, France, Iceland, Russia, Scotland and
Southeast Asia in venues such as St. Martin in the Fields, the Royal Palace of El
Pardo, St. James’ Palace (London), the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Society Glinka
Hall, Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid, and the Linbury Studio theatre (Royal
Opera House, Covent Garden). He has performed guitar concertos by Vivaldi and Rodrigo
(Concierto de Aranjuez) with La Orquesta Schola Camerata and has collaborated with
the Saint Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra and Sonor Ensemble (a group formed by
members of the National Orchestra of Spain).

He has premièred music by a number of composers such as Þorkell Sigurbjornsson, Agustín
Castilla Ávila, Hugi Gudmundsson, and Hideyuki Takemoto.

He works regularly with Icelandic mezzo-soprano Gudrún Ólafsdóttir and since 1997
he has performed with violinist Elena Jáuregui as the Roncesvalles Duo. At present
he teaches classical guitar and coordinates the music department at St. Louis University,
Madrid Campus. From his position at Saint Louis University and in coordination with
the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid, he directed The 2008 Interpretation of
Spanish and Latin American Song international music festival. Since 2001 he has participated
in educational programs organized by The Wigmore Hall in London. He is also co-director
and co-founder of FIMNa (the International Music Festival of Navarra).

His CD with mezzo-soprano Gudrún Ólafsdóttir Mine is Yours which features Icelandic and Spanish songs, including some of Jáuregui’s own compositions,
was released in December 2008.